Secession effort renewed by some Griffith residents
Some residents of Griffith in northwestern Indiana’s Lake County want their community to secede from the township it’s located within.
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Indiana woman sentenced to 36 years in death of 15-pound boy
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Alabama inmate defiant before his execution for killing cop
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Indiana city to pay $100K in medical information settlement
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Gary man arrested in slayings of 2 women in Indianapolis
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States ask court to keep up health subsidies cut by Trump
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Jury convicts ex-Oklahoma police officer in 4th murder trial
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Second Indiana county this year ends needle exchange
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Trump’s lawyers to ask for dismissal of lawsuit
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Judge orders Indiana bombing suspect jailed until trial
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Judge: Indiana sex offender class violates US Constitution
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Indiana man gets 55 years for home invasion that injured 2
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Indiana jail overcrowding leads to inmates sleeping on floor
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Judge in Hawaii blocks latest version of Trump’s travel ban
A federal judge in Hawaii blocked the Trump administration Tuesday from enforcing its latest travel ban, just hours before it was set to take effect.
Man vows he’s penniless in court; deputies find $4K on him
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Lawsuit seeks disclosure of FBI 9/11 investigation files
A lawsuit seeking disclosure of FBI files that may detail a U.S.-based support network for the 9/11 hijackers has reached a federal appeals court, which is being asked by a Florida online publication to order a Freedom of Information Act trial on the dispute.
Indiana man sentenced in attack on Michigan state trooper
An Indiana man accused in an attack on a Michigan State Police trooper has been sentenced to 15 to 50 years in prison.
Authorities: Man may be linked to 100 thefts, burglaries
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Federal judge to rule later on latest Trump travel ban
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Prosecutor: No charges after police shooting near Chicago
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